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Spain expresses solidarity with Chile due to forest fires

Published on: February 5, 2024
13:57

Madrid, Feb 5 (Prensa Latina) Spain on Monday expressed solidarity with Chile for the consequences of the forest fires that have killed 112 deaths and have caused considerable material damage so far.

International Disaster Congress concludes in Cuba

Published on: December 8, 2023
08:51

Havana, Dec 8 (Prensa Latina) The 11th International Congress on Disasters and the 7th International Conference of Firefighters will conclude this Friday with an analysis and debate on cooperation among nations in fire safety.

Cuba hosts congress on disaster risk reduction

Published on: December 5, 2023
07:54

Havana, Dec 5 (Prensa Latina) The 11th International Congress on Disasters begins in this capital on Tuesday, where participants will share experiences and outline common strategies to face them.

Southern China on high alert due to Typhoon Koinu

Published on: October 9, 2023
11:59

Beijing, Oct 9 (Prensa Latina) Mainland China remains on alert on Monday in view of the approach of Typhoon Koinu, which should cause heavy windstorms in the south of the country.

Deaths increase due to flash floods in northern India

Published on: October 6, 2023
13:48

New Delhi, Oct 6 (Prensa Latina) The death toll from flash floods in the Indian state of Sikkim, caused by the bursting of a glacial mass of the Lhonak Lake and its consequent overflowing of the Teesta River, increased to 19 on Friday.

Record floods worst natural disaster in Slovenia in over 30 years

Published on: August 7, 2023
14:35

Ljubljana, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) Clean-up operations in Slovenia were in full flow Saturday after torrential rains and severe floods brought havoc to the Alpine country in its worst natural disaster since independence, officials said.

Japan sends condolences to Brazil for natural disaster in Sao Paulo

Published on: February 24, 2023
10:40

Tokyo, Feb 24 (Prensa Latina) The Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, sent a message of condolences to the President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva following the devastation caused by recent floods and landslides in Sao Paulo.

Syria declares four provinces disaster zones

Published on: February 10, 2023
08:34

Damascus, Feb 10 (Prensa Latina) The Syrian government declared as disaster areas the provinces of Aleppo, Latakia, Idlib and Hama, the most affected by the earthquake.

Cuba expresses condolences to South Korea after stampede

Published on: October 31, 2022
12:26

Havana, Oct 31 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban Foreign Ministry (MINREX) on Monday expressed condolences to South Korea for the victims of a stampede that resulted in 146 dead and 150 injured, during a celebration in the city of Seoul.

UN launches appeal to raise of 816 million dollars for Pakistan

Published on: October 5, 2022
07:42

Islamabad, Oct 5 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations and Pakistan launched an urgent appeal to raise 816 million dollars in response to the needs of the people affected by unprecedented floods in the country.

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